Why Is Everyone Talking About AMD Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Aug 12, 2025 at 5:00AM

NASDAQ: AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

Market Cap

$280B

Today's Change

(-0.30%) -$0.52

Current Price

$172.24

Price as of August 11, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

The semiconductor company generates growth by continuously investing in new products.

AMD (AMD -0.30%) is giving stock market investors plenty of reasons to get excited.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 8, 2025. The video was published on Aug. 10, 2025.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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